The traditional, in-person Belton Fourth of July parade will not happen this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a virtual parade will be held that will include footage of previous parades and resident-submitted videos.

More than 70 percent of Temple ISD’s student body is enrolled in the National School Lunch Program, and now qualify for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) — a program authorized through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Members of the Austin Police Department march Thursday with members of the University of Texas football team from campus to the State Capitol in Austin to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis Police officers May 25.

WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally shoved the virus from center stage — mass protests over the death of George Floyd — may bring abo…

As Bell County reported its fifth COVID-19-related death Wednesday, local health officials confirmed to the Telegram that at least four people at Wildflower Place Assisted Living Community in Temple have tested positive for the virus.

The COVID-19 outbreak at the Weston Inn Nursing & Rehabilitation in South Temple grew by three people on Tuesday, according to the company that manages the facility. At least 32 residents and staff members are infected.

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “ve…